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EPOQUE HELLENISTIQUE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Styles
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Corinthian order
1, record 1, English, Corinthian%20order
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Corinthian 2, record 1, English, Corinthian
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The third architectural order characterized by a plain or fluted column, a bellshaped capital with acanthus leaves, and a continuous frieze. 3, record 1, English, - Corinthian%20order
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Styles en architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ordre corinthien
1, record 1, French, ordre%20corinthien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- corinthien 2, record 1, French, corinthien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variante allégée de l'ordre ionique, caractérisée par une base moins importante et par son chapiteau à feuilles d’acanthe; cet ordre s’est généralisé à l'époque hellénistique [...] 3, record 1, French, - ordre%20corinthien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estilos arquitectónicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- orden corintio
1, record 1, Spanish, orden%20corintio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Uno de los cinco Órdenes Arquitectónicos convencionales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - orden%20corintio
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Architecture
- Symbols, Motifs and Ornaments (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anthemion
1, record 2, English, anthemion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- honeysuckle ornament 1, record 2, English, honeysuckle%20ornament
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An ornament consisting of floral or foliated forms arranged in a radiating cluster but always flat (as in relief sculpture or in painting), called also honeysuckle ornament. 1, record 2, English, - anthemion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture
- Symboles, motifs et ornements (Arts)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- palmette
1, record 2, French, palmette
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bouquet de palmettes 2, record 2, French, bouquet%20de%20palmettes
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ornement, motif stylisé en forme de feuille de palmier. (Cet ornement est extrêmement fréquent dans l’Antiquité gréco-romaine. On le rencontre comme antéfixe de terre cuite le long des toitures, aussi bien que peint ou sculpté en bas relief (...]. 3, record 2, French, - palmette
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La palmette dans son association typique des branches de palme avec des volutes latérales est un motif recherché. 2, record 2, French, - palmette
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Appartiennent au fonds d’ornements des Ioniens, comme dans toute la Grèce, les spirales, les grecques(ou méandres), les tresses, palmettes et bouquets de lotus et de palmettes, les feuilles d’acanthe, etc. Ces motifs ornent-placés seuls ou en longues bandes-frises, moulures, haut des piliers et des murs et, à l'époque hellénistique, également les dessous de la poutraison. 2, record 2, French, - palmette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-04-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
- Archaeology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- exedra
1, record 3, English, exedra
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- exhedra 1, record 3, English, exhedra
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a public place in the open air, a permanent bench having a high, solid back which is semicircular (or nearly so) in plan. 1, record 3, English, - exedra
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
- Archéologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- exèdre
1, record 3, French, ex%C3%A8dre
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans l’Antiquité, endroit doté de sièges destiné à la conversation ou à des conférences. 1, record 3, French, - ex%C3%A8dre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'époque hellénistique et romaine, dans certaines habitations mais surtout dans des monuments publics comme les palestres ou les thermes, les exèdres sont des salles munies de sièges situés sous un portique et dont la façade est ornée d’une colonnade. [...] L'exèdre peut former un petit bâtiment indépendant, un banc richement décoré [...] 1, record 3, French, - ex%C3%A8dre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diseño arquitectónico
- Arqueología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- exedra
1, record 3, Spanish, exedra
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plataforma descubierta de planta semicircular, con asientos fijos en la parte interior de la curva y resplados también permanentes. 2, record 3, Spanish, - exedra
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-01-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Koine
1, record 4, English, Koine
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire. It is the language used in the version of the Septuagint. 1, record 4, English, - Koine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- koinè
1, record 4, French, koin%C3%A8
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dialecte attique mêlé d’éléments ioniens devenu par la suite la langue commune du monde grec à l'époque hellénistique et romaine. Le koinè supplanta les anciens dialectes au début de l'ère chrétienne et constitue la base du grec moderne. Elle est également la langue utilisée dans la version des Septante. 1, record 4, French, - koin%C3%A8
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1983-04-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Archaeology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Hellenistic age 1, record 5, English, Hellenistic%20age
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Hellenistic epoch 1, record 5, English, Hellenistic%20epoch
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
an epoch of Greek history beginning with the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. and ending with the annexion of Egypt by Rome in 30 B.C. 1, record 5, English, - Hellenistic%20age
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Archéologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- époque hellénistique 1, record 5, French, %C3%A9poque%20hell%C3%A9nistique
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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